Passageway member for an articulated car unit



April 16, 1929. F. KOCH 1,709,025

PASSAGEWAY MEMBER FOR AN ARTICULATED CAR UNIT Filed May 23. 14928 2 Sheets-Sheet l F. KOCH April 16, 1929.

PASSAGEWAY MEMBER FOR AN ARTICULATED CAR UNIT 2 SheetsSheet Filed May 25, 1928 iatented Apr. it?, i929.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FELIX KOCH, 035 BELLEVUE, .PENNSYLVANIA, ASSGNOR T PRESSED STEEL CAR COM- PANY, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

:rassAGEWAY MEMBER Fon AN ARTIGULATED cARiUNI'r.

Application filed May 23,

An object of my invention is to provide means on the passageway member for guiding and facilitating the removal of the drain water gathered by the passageway member as the result of rainfall or vother causes.`

Another object of my invention is to provide a down conductor atthe side of the passageway member which is accessible for the removal of any debris whichmay be carried in by the drain water. y

Another objectof my invention is to prou vide spaced members forn'iing a channel at thelside of the passageway member to guide the drain water down `the side of said pas sageway member.

Referring now to the drawings7 Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of an articulated car unit showing the relation of the roofs of the adjacentcar bodies to the roof of the passageway member and drain; Fig; 2 shows in elevation a portion of the side of an articulated car unit and the passageway drain; Fig. 3 is another view of the passageway member and drain; Fig. 4 is a section through the down conductor taken along the lines i-l of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a modification of the section of the down conductor shown in Fig. fl; Fig. 6 is an enlarged View of the top of the down conductor and of a portion of the passageway member; Fig. 7 is a view taken along the lines 7 7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 shows the top o the down conductor taken along the lines 8-8 of Fig. 7. Y

Referring now in detail to the drawings where like reference characters refer to like parts, reference characterl indicates a, por", tion of an aticulated car unit comprising car bodies 2 and 3 having a passageway member l between and extending into said car bodies. Openings in the passageway member form connections between the interior of that member with the interior of 'the adjacent car bodies 2 and 3, and at the side portions in termediate said openings and within the car bodies are weatherprooting members G which form weatherproof seals between the sides of the passageway member and the car bodies.

The roof of the passageway member is preferably made in the form of' an are of a circle in cross section and is overlapped at opposite sides by the ends 8 of theadjacent car bodies as shown in Figs. 'i and 2. The periphery of the arcdke roof is constructed with a substantially vertical flange 10, which 1928. Serial N0. 280,001.

is connected to the vertical sides of the passageway member, forming a peripheral depression 11 which forms Aa gutter for the rec'eption of the drain water.` `The cross Vgutter 12 ruiming from side to side of the passageway member connects `with the peripheral gutter `1l.`

Secured to the sides 9 of the passageway member length thereof are suitably spaced shaped members 13 which form a channel la which connects theputter 1l, through appropriate openings 1n tie member 10, with the lower portion of the passageway'member and conducts the drain water down the sides of the passageway 'member'. These members 13 "are also spaced apart so as to forman opening 15 the entire length of the down conductor to make the interior thereof accessible for clean ing. out any dbris which may tend to ac cuinulate therein. It is to be understood, however, that the members 13 need not be Z-shaped as shown but may be angles, as illustrated by Fig. 5, or any other suitable means which will serve a similar purpose. Attached to the upper portion of the down conductor 14 and extending over the end thereof is a baiie member 1.6 which directs the drain water from the depression 12 and gutter' 11 into the down conductor and prevents the water from running promiscuously down the sides of the passageway.

Passageway members having no provision i'or confining and conducting drain water away from said member, permi Ated the water from the roofs of the car bodies to flew over the sides of the passageway member; Then-- ever a considerable quantity `of water was thus flowing down the side ofthe passageway. a certain amount thereof vas liable to pass between or around the weatherproofingmembers and cause the presence of moisture insidethe car bodies which is liable to soil the clothing of the passengers and be otherwise undesirable. Likewise an excess of moisture injurious to the iinish of both the insides of the car bodies and the outside of the passageway member; hence, the need for a device of the character above described for conducting the drain water from the roof of the passageway and down the sides thereof in a manner suitable to prevent the water from gaining access to the interior of the car bodies.

and extending throughout the` Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

1. In'an. articulated carfunit, a'passageway member between the adjacent ends of the adjacent car bodies, open means on said passageway member directing the flow of drain water fromtheroof, down theoutside of said member. v

` 2. The combination in an articulated car 1 unit of a passageway' member between the adjacent ends 'of adjacent :car bodies, and means on lsaid member for directing the flow comprising ai peripheral collector at kthe top y3, In an articulated car unit, a passageway memberl between the adjacent ends of adjacent ycar bodies, means on ysaid passageway `member for directing 'the removal of drain water, said ymeans* comprising a peripheral water collector at the top connected with a down conductor at the side of the passagewaykmember, said downconductor having its 1 interior accessible from ythe side.

Y 4. A drain `for the passageway member of Lvoaozs an articulated car unit, said drain comprising means at the top of said passageway member for collectin and directing drain water, connected to a own conductor at the side of the passageway member, said down conductor comprising spaced shaped members extending throughout the length of the side of the passageway, the interior of said conductor being readily accessible.

'5. The combination in a passageway member of an articulated car unit, of a gutter formed around the periphery of the roof of said passageway, a transverse depression in said roof and a down conductor at the side of said passageway connected with said gutter, said down conductor having its interior accessible throughout its length.

G. The combination in a passageway inember of an articulated car unit, of a. Slo ing roof, a gutter formed around the peripiiery of said roof, a transverse conductor on said roof and a member at the side of said passageway connectin the base thereof with an opening in the sai peri heral gutter.

In testimony whereofll aix my signature.

FELIX KOCH 

